| 2010–11 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alastair Johnston (until 23 May) Craig Whyte (from 24 May) | |||
| Manager | Walter Smith | |||
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 51,082) | |||
| Scottish Premier League | 1st | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Miller (21) All: Kenny Miller (22) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 50,248 vsCeltic (24 April 2011) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,215 vsKilmarnock (10 January 2011) | |||
The2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitivefootball byRangers.
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 2010–11 season. With financial problems at the club ongoing, the summer began for Rangers with several players leaving the club. With a limited transfer budget and a small squad. Walter Smith had to decide whether to increase the number of playing staff or improve the starting eleven, he opted for quality.[1]
Both sides of theOld Firm began the season with eight league wins in a row, however, with the sides meeting on matchday nine something had to give. Rangers claimed a 3–1 victory overCeltic and took early control of the league. A 1–1 draw at home toInverness CT the following weekend ended Rangers 100% start to the season and a home defeat toHibernian inflicted the team's first league defeat of the season, the first of five. Thecold spell in the winter of 2010–11 saw many postponements and for long spells Rangers were behind Celtic but with games in hand. In the third league meeting between theOld Firm, Celtic came out on top and mathematical lead the table, for the first time that season. However Celtic's advantage was short lived after a loss to Motherwell the following week.[2] This allowed Rangers to regain top spot, but 3–2 loss to Dundee United atIbrox followed by a 0–0 draw in the final Old Firm fixture left the title in Celtic's hands, with just four matches remaining. There was to be a final twist in the league season, on 3 May Celtic lost a rearranged match away to Inverness and so with three matches remaining Rangers had a one-point lead. Smith's side went on to win all three fixtures, scoring 11 goals, and claimed the club's 54th league championship.[3]
In the domestic cup competitions Rangers won theLeague Cup after beating Celtic 2-1AET.[4] However, Rangers lost 1–0 to Celtic in the fifth round replay inScottish Cup. The match was marked by several incidents, three Rangers players were sent-off andCeltic managerNeil Lennon and McCoist were involved in a pitch side bust up.[5]
In Europe, Rangers automatically qualified for theUEFA Champions League group stages for the second season in a row. They drewManchester United,Valencia andBursaspor. Rangers were unbeaten in their first three group stage games, with a 0–0 draw atOld Trafford, a 1–0 victory over Bursaspor at Ibrox and a 1–1 draw at home to Valencia. A 3–0 defeat in Spain to Valencia followed by a 1–0 loss at home to Manchester United ended Rangers chances of qualifying for the last 16, but third place and a spot in theUEFA Europa League was already secured with Bursaspor having failed to pick up a point in five games. In the last group match Rangers drew 1–1 in Turkey, giving Bursaspor their first Champions League point. However, Rangers did make it to the last 16 of the Europa League, beatingSporting Lisbon on away goals in the last 32 but lost toPSV Eindhoven on aggregate.
On 6 May 2011, it was confirmed thatDavid Murray had sold his controlling interest in the club (85.3%) to Wavetower limited for £1, a company owned by businessmanCraig Whyte.[6]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Allan McGregor | 29 | 1998 | 235 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | ||
| 3 | DF | David Weir (captain) | 41 | 2007(Winter) | 230 | 5 | 2011 | Free | ||
| 4 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 26 | 2007 | 98 | 1 | 2013 | Free | ||
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 31 | 2006 | 201 | 7 | 2011 | £0.45m | ||
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 33 | 2007 | 143 | 15 | 2013 | £2.25m | ||
| 7 | MF | Maurice Edu | 25 | 2008 | 83 | 9 | 2013 | £2.6m | ||
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis | 26 | 2008 | 172 | 17 | 2012 | £3m | ||
| 9 | FW | Kenny Miller | 31 | 2008 | 144 | 67 | 2011 | £2m | left on 21 January | |
| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 19 | 2007 | 53 | 3 | 2013 | Youth system | ||
| 11 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 23 | 2008 | 115 | 31 | 2013 | £3.25m | ||
| 12 | DF | Richard Foster | 25 | 2010 | 24 | 0 | 2011 | Loan | ||
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 24 | 2008 | 125 | 24 | 2015 | £1.9m | ||
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 31 | 2011(Winter) | 10 | 1 | 2011 | Free | ||
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 26 | 2007 | 181 | 26 | 2012 | £2m | ||
| 17 | FW | Andrius Velička | 31 | 2008 | 11 | 5 | 2011 | £1m | left on 31 January | |
| 17 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 30 | 2011(Winter) | 22 | 2 | 2011 | Loan | ||
| 18 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 25 | 2010 | 27 | 19 | 2014 | £4m | ||
| 19 | FW | James Beattie | 33 | 2010 | 10 | 0 | 2012 | £1.25m | ||
| 20 | MF | Vladimír Weiss | 21 | 2010 | 35 | 5 | 2011 | Loan | ||
| 21 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 19 | 2011(Winter) | 9 | 1 | 2011 | Loan | ||
| 22 | DF | Andy Webster | 29 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2011 | £0.4m | left on 31 January | |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 22 | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | ||
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 28 | 2008 | 109 | 5 | 2012 | £2.5m | ||
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 33 | 2008(Winter) | 45 | 0 | 2013 | Free | ||
| 28 | LW | Salim Kerkar | 23 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | Free | ||
| 29 | FW | Andrew Little | 22 | 2006 | 13 | 2 | 2011 | Youth system | ||
| 34 | FW | Rory Loy | 22 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | £0.025m | left on 28 January | |
| 39 | MF | Gregg Wylde | 20 | 2007 | 23 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | ||
| 40 | MF | Jamie Ness | 20 | 2007 | 13 | 1 | 2015 | Youth system | ||
| 41 | MF | Kyle Hutton | 20 | 2008 | 14 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | ||
| 45 | DF | Darren Cole | 19 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system |
Football Squads (for player's number)
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | MF | Andrew Mitchell | 18 | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | [7] | |
| 19 | FW | James Beattie | 32 | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | £1.25m | [8] | |
| 20 | MF | Vladimír Weiss | 20 | Manchester City | Loan | Summer | 2011 | £0.7m | [9][10] | |
| 18 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 24 | Rapid Wien | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £4m | [11] | |
| 12 | DF | Richard Foster | 25 | Aberdeen | Loan | Summer | 2011 | n/a | [12] | |
| 28 | MF | Salim Kerkar | 23 | Gueugnon | Transfer | n/a | 2011 | Free | [13] | |
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 31 | Sunderland | Transfer | Winter | 2011 | Free | [14] | |
| 21 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 19 | Arsenal | Loan | Winter | 2011 | n/a | [15] | |
| 17 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 30 | Blackburn Rovers | Loan | Winter | 2011 | n/a | [16] |
Last updated: 31 January 2011
Total spending: £5.95m
Last updated: 10 February 2011
Total income: £4.4m
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 26 | Rejected | 3 years | June 2013 | [36] | |
| 4 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | 25 | Signed | 3 years | June 2013 | [37] | |
| 3 | DF | David Weir | 40 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 | [38] | |
| 23 | DF | Jordan McMillan | 21 | Signed | 2 years | June 2012 | [39] | |
| 30 | GK | Scott Gallacher | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2012 | [40] | |
| 37 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 20 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 | [41] | |
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 32 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | [42] | |
| 25 | GK | Neil Alexander | 32 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | [43] | |
| 45 | DF | Darren Cole | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | [44] | |
| 48 | FW | Kane Hemmings | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | [44] | |
| 9 | FW | Kenny Miller | 31 | Rejected | 2 years | June 2013 | [45][46] | |
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 24 | Signed | 3 years | May 2015 | [47] | |
| 40 | MF | Jamie Ness | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2013 | [48] | |
| 40 | MF | Jamie Ness | 20 | Signed | 4 years | June 2015 | [49] | |
| 41 | MF | Kyle Hutton | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2014 | [50] | |
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 28 | Rejected | 2 years | June 2014 | [51] |
Last updated: 11 April 2011
| N | P | Nat. | Name | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Kenny Miller | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| 18 | FW | Nikica Jelavić | 16 | 3 | 19 | ||||
| 14 | FW | Steven Naismith | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 11 | FW | Kyle Lafferty | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 16 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 20 | MF | Vladimír Weiss | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Maurice Edu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | MF | Steven Davis | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Saša Papac | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 29 | FW | Andrew Little | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 40 | MF | Jamie Ness | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | FW | David Healy | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 21 | DF | Kyle Bartley | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Own goal | 7 | 7 |
Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source:Match reports
Only competitive matches
Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source:Match reports
Only competitive matches
Board of directors[edit]
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference] | Coaching staff[edit]
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference] | Other staff[edit]
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]
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| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 18 July 2010 | Friendly | A | Queen of the South | 1–0 |
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| 2 | 25 July 2010 | Sydney Festival of Football | GS | N | 2–1 |
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| 3 | 28 July 2010 | Sydney Festival of Football | GS | A | 0–0 |
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| 4 | 31 July 2010 | Sydney Festival of Football | GS | N | 0–1 |
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| 5 | 4 August 2010 | Friendly | A | Clyde | 2–1 |
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| 6 | 7 August 2010 | Friendly | H | 2–1 |
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Last updated: 7 August 2010
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
Last updated: 15 May 2011
Source:Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | 21 September 2010 | League Cup | 3 | H | Dunfermline Athletic | 7–2 |
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| 14 | 27 October 2010 | League Cup | QF | A | Kilmarnock | 2–0 |
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| 31 | 30 January 2011 | League Cup | SF | N | Motherwell | 2–1 |
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| 44 | 20 March 2011 | League Cup | F | N | Celtic | 2–1 |
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Last updated: 20 March 2011
Source:Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report | ||||||||||||
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| 26 | 10 January 2011 | Scottish Cup | 4 | H | Kilmarnock | 3–0 |
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| 33 | 6 February 2011 | Scottish Cup | 5 | H | Celtic | 2–2 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | 2 March 2011 | Scottish Cup | 5 R | A | Celtic | 0–1 |
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Last updated: 2 March 2011
Source:Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | 14 September 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | 0–0 |
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| 9 | 29 September 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | 1–0 |
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| 12 | 20 October 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | 1–1 |
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| 16 | 2 November 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | 0–3 |
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| 21 | 24 November 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | H | 0–1 |
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| 22 | 7 December 2010 | UEFA Champions League | GS | A | 1–1 |
Last updated: 7 December 2010
Source:Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score1 | Report | ||||||||||||
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| 35 | 17 February 2011 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | H | 1–1 |
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| 37 | 24 February 2011 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | A | 2–2 |
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| 41 | 10 March 2011 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | A | 0–0 |
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| 43 | 17 March 2011 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | H | 0–1 |
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Last updated: 18 March 2011
Source:Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags forGround andOpponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground:H = Home,A = Away,N = Neutral,HR = Home replacement,AR = Away replacement.
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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| Scottish Premier League | — | — | 1st | 14 August | 15 May |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | Group stage | 14 September | 7 December |
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | — | Round of 16 | 17 February | 17 March |
| League Cup | 3rd round | — | Winners | 21 September | 20 March |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | — | 5th Round | 10 January | 2 March |
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C) | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 29 | +59 | 93 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 22 | +63 | 92 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 49 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 29 | +59 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | +30 |
Last updated: 15 May 2011.
Source:Wikipedia article
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | Advance toknockout phase | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | Transfer toEuropa League | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |